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Item: Carnival Jubilee
Rating: 4.6
Author: joycequeline

Carnival Jubilee Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

joycequeline

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2023

Ship: Carnival Jubilee

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5267

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

I had a great time on the cruise. Even though there were over 6,000 people onboard it didn't feel crowded at all. There was always available seating on the Lido.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation wasn't bad at all. We were allowed in the terminal around 9:30 however we did not board until around 11:30 due to the ribbon cutting ceremony so the guest area was crowded.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I've had better food on other ships. There wasn't a wide variety of desserts like on other ships. I wasn't impressed with the free specialty restaurants.

Havana Bar

5 out of 5

I love the pineapple soda at the Havana bar.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Cloud 9 Spa & Thermal Suites

3 out of 5

I didn't like the spa set up. The hearing chairs were on the same area as the hot tub. The hot tub wasn't even hot. Not enough heated chairs for the size of the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster

5 out of 5

I loved riding the bolt. Booked it twice but one of our bookings were canceled due to it being windy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Poorly designed. The theater is not big enough for the amount of people on the ship. The center stage area is not big enough for the amount of people on the ship. In order to see the full screen or the performance you have to sit in the front or the upper deck or watch the TV screen

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Spa cabin. The bathroom is smaller than bathrooms on other ships.